Ornamentation



April 10, 1934. c, MILLER ORNAMENTATION Filed Dec. 1, 1930 l V NTOR BY v ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 10, 1934 ORNAMENTATION Charles Miller, Long Island City, N. Y.

Application December 1, 1930, Serial No. 499,198

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a process for ornamenting leather goods such as ladies shoes, slippers, hand bags, and pocket-books.

In accordance with the present day style of .ladies dress, the shoes and hand bag are designed to present a harmonious ensemble. For example, a certain color borne by the shoes should be matched by a harmonious color in the hand bag and vice-versa. It, therefore, has become necessary to provide a simple, cheap and practical process whereby any desired ornamental color may be applied to an article made of leather, the leather to which this color is applied being of a color which does not permit ordinarily of additional coloring.

It is an object of this invention to provide such a process.

Also, it is desirable from the point of view of the manufacture of ladies shoes and hand bags, to have a finished article of leather which will permit any desired coloring to be applied after the article is manufactured. For example, it is desired to manufacture shoes with an ornamental piping or strip which is made white in the finished shoe, and which may be passed on to the retail stores where the, consumer may select any desired coloring for the piping to match any particular desired color scheme, the coloring being then applied by any suitable dye or stain readily available on the market.

It is, therefore, a further object of the present invention to provide an article of manufacture, which may be colored or dyed to suit the taste of the individual purchasing the article.

These and other objects of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

Figs. 1 and 2 are perspective views of ashoe and hand bag respectively, treated in accordance with the present invention; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a strip of leather made in accordance with the present invention.

Briefly, the objects of the present invention are grealized by making a laminated plate of leather thereto by stitching 13 or by an adhesive, or by both, the sheet 12 being finished to a white color.

Suppose it is desired to make a shoe 20 having a strap 21 which is adapted to be ornamented with a colored piping to suit the taste of the purchaser. The strap 21 is cut out of the plate 10 in the desired shape and is assembled in the shoe. The shoe is finished in accordance with the usual practice, and is brought on the market with the strap having an outer layer of leather corresponding to the material of the shoe upper; and an under layer of white leather. The thickness of the strap corresponding to the white layer 12 appears as a White piping. This effect may, of course, be accentuated by cutting the strip from the plate on an angle so that the white layer projects a certain amount beyond the colored layer. Now, when the purchaser selects the shoes and wishes to have the strap with piping of a certain color, it is merely necessary for the retailer to apply a stain or dye of the desired color to the white edge of the strap. Dyes suitable for this purpose are now available on the market and need no special mention here.

It will be understood, of course, that while the present invention has been described in connection with its application to the strap of a shoe, it may be applied similarly to any other part of the shoe where a similar efiect is desired. Thus, it may be desired to provide the vamp of a shoe with a colored binding. Under these circumstances it is merely necessary to cut the vamp out of the material of the plate 10. This will give the white edge, which is adapted to receive the chosen coloring. Also, any other part of the shoe'may be ornamented in the same way, the only limitation on this process being that the ornamentation can only be applied to a visible edge of the material of the shoe. By visible edges I mean, the edges of straps, cut out portions, and overlying portions which are fixed to the body portion of the shoe and stand out in relief therefrom by at least the thickness of the ornamental material.

In the same way, ladies hand bags may be manufactured with portions adapted to receive the desired ornamental color. By way of illustration the hand bag 30 shown in Fig. 2 has a flap 31 made of the material of plate 10 so that the edge of the bag may be colored to suit the purchaser. Here again it should be noted that the present invention may be applied to any portion of the bag where there is a visible edge.

Insofar as I am aware it is broadly new to provide a finished article of manufacture with pears as a binding, and coloring said edge as desired.

2. The method of ornamenting a finished article of manufacture which comprises attaching to the portion to be ornamented a White layer of leather with only the edge thereof exposed, and coloring the edge of said leather as desired.

3. The method of ornamenting a finished article of manufacture which comprises, forming the portion to be ornamented of a laminated material, said material having a layer of leather corresponding to the material of said article and a layer of white leather having a thickness to provide an exposed edge which appears as a binding, and coloring said edge as desired.

CHARLES MILLER. 

